Forum: Car Reviews
05-25-2011, 10:21 AM
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
$650 under MSRP should be in the $15k ballpark, depending on options. That's well under $20k. Congratz to schuylkill on the new ride!
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Forum: Car Reviews
05-17-2011, 12:59 PM
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
What Honda reliability? The Honda forums are full of complaints about Civic Hybrid battery pack failures and CVT transmission failures - not a very good tradeoff considering the OP would have to...
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Forum: Car Reviews
03-16-2011, 02:16 PM
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
Get off your high horse, IJP. The OP didn't ask for your judgmental proclamation on a situation you know nothing about. I've given my daughter 6 cars, & my son 2. It's none of your business why I...
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Forum: Car Reviews
03-15-2011, 06:38 PM
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
As a parent, the obvious answer is reliability. That's what a car with 588k miles lacks, what new cars have, and what I want my kid driving in on his 160 mile daily commute. Modern cars' comfort,...
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Forum: Car Reviews
03-12-2011, 09:47 AM
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
My MT xB suffers a similar 15% compared to the AT xB. The MT version of my wife's '06 AT Elantra also has a 15% gearing disadvantage. My MT Sentra only had a 4% gearing disadvantage to its AT...
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Forum: Car Reviews
03-11-2011, 09:37 PM
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
The 2011 Elantra specs are pretty spotty. Here's what I think they are:
2011 Elantra AT final drive ratio 3.065 X 6th gear 0.778 = 2.38
2011 Elantra MT final drive ratio 4.333 X 6th gear 0.633 =...
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Forum: Car Reviews
03-11-2011, 08:48 AM
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
A heads-up hypermiler will always do better with a manual transmission. Even if you don't EOC, automatics lose tremendous amounts of fuel with undesired torque converter slippage, downshifting, and...
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Forum: Car Reviews
03-09-2011, 06:45 AM
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
The main problem I have with the Fit is its buzz-bomb gearing. My xB is the same way. It runs 3000 rpm @ 60 mph, v. our ('06) Elantra's 2200 rpm @ 60 mph. I'll bet the '11 Elantra's turning under...
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Forum: Car Reviews
03-06-2011, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 75
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
There was an ignition interlock recall in there, but you're right about most of the recalls being aftermarket lighting actually made by other companies. Remove them, and Honda is on par with its...
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Forum: Car Reviews
03-06-2011, 12:20 PM
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
The Elantra has 2" more front legroom, 2" more front shoulder room, & 2" more front hip room than the Fit.
We owned a 2003 Focus. Ford made massive improvements in the Focus beginning in the 2003...
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Forum: Car Reviews
03-04-2011, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 75
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Re: $20,000 gift for new car
You should look at the 2011 Hyundai Elantra, which promises 40 mpg in all its trim levels. The Yaris and Fit aren't as nice, and don't match the Elantra's fuel economy ratings. For that matter, the...
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